Tag Archives: Naples housing market

Florida hurricane insurance is an imperative component of purchasing real estate in Naples. Whether it’s the ideal vacation home, or simply an investment option, buyers are eager to have a foothold in this attractive and lucrative market. However, navigating the real estate landscape can be difficult without specialized knowledge or experience in the field. Many […]

The vast majority of people do not know the difference between a buyer’s representative and a real estate agent. Simply put, a buyer’s representative is a real estate agent who wishes to focus solely on the interests of buyers, by continuing their education to provide excellent buyer representation and becoming ABR certified. However, being a […]

After a year filled with anticipation and angst over our next commander in chief we round out the month of turkeys and cranberries with a retrospective view of where the Naples real estate market has been and where it may be headed. The sixteenth year of the new millennium started with unfavorable stock market activity […]

Weather people in the Northeast have their work cut out for them today as a massive storm is set to dump several feet of snow as it makes its way from New York to Maine this weekend. Here in Naples it is unseasonably warm as temperatures rose to 78 degrees today. The consistent climate, white […]

We round out 2012 in sunny Naples and the hot topic continues to be Inventory! Where is the inventory? We spent much of 2011 having plenty of properties to show prospective buyers and now many “new” resale properties are those that were taken off the market earlier this year and now are back, yet there […]

October has been a very busy month; the news world is in a tizzy with the presidential debates, continued drama over the European debt crisis and the “return of the housing market”! As usual the media chooses to bombard the public with facts and figures and it is our quest to break down the flood […]

Welcome to the coolest month of the year! Even in Southwest Florida (where the sun is always shining) the air feels slightly less humid, college and NFL football is ALL some of us think about and carving pumpkins and plans for Halloween are in full swing! In Naples we rounded out the summer season with […]

The weather is not the only thing heating this up this summer in Florida. Developers in various parts of the state are pulling their hair out in an attempt to erect new waterfront residential buildings. In West Palm Beach, The Related Group has proposed to build two condominium towers of 20 + stories along North […]

Leaders within the construction industry are cautiously optimistic that a full housing market recovery is underway in Southwest Florida. In Naples during the first quarter of 2012 Collier County government offices issued 297 permits for new home construction, a healthy boost since the market plunged in 2009. Kathleen Curatolo, executive director for the Collier Building […]

Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the lazy days of summer with family gatherings and beach holidays high on the “to do” list. In Naples this is the time of year when things begin to slow down and we reflect on the results of our “season”. Costal Living recently named Naples as one of […]

One of our favorite quotes at Naples Meridian is “There is blink luck, dumb luck and then there’s get up every morning at 5:30 and sweat the details luck. Few people actually stumble into wealth. It takes persistence, tenacity and a tireless work ethic. In the end, luck has little to do with success. It […]

Commentary by Fatima Khokhar Knapp Cooperation is the Key… The press release below details the facts and figures behind the decline of housing inventory in 2011 for Naples, Florida. The numbers are impressive though there are a few elements that have become apparent since September 2011 that are not captured in the press release and […]

What People are Saying

We were first time buyers and had been working with a different Realtor for five months with no success. After becoming increasingly discouraged and frustrated I reached out to Fatima as she was referred to us by one of her past clients. Fatima was great! She was easily accessible and responded quickly to any of our questions. We had to make some quick financial decisions and she was such a help throughout it all. I really couldn’t imagine going through this process with anyone else. Fatima works so well under pressure. We now have a great home and a lifelong friend!